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nerve  (nûrv)

n.

1. Any of the cordlike bundles of fibers made up of neurons through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body. Nerves form a network of pathways for conducting information throughout the body.

2. The sensitive tissue in the pulp of a tooth.

3. A sore point or sensitive subject: The criticism touched a nerve.

4.

a. Courage and control under pressure: lost his nerve at the last minute.

b. Fortitude; stamina.

c. Forceful quality; boldness.

d. Brazen boldness; effrontery: had the nerve to deny it.

5. nerves Nervous agitation caused by fear, anxiety, or stress: an attack of nerves.

6. A vein or rib in the wing of an insect.

7. The midrib and larger veins in a leaf.

tr.v. nerved, nerv·ing, nerves

To give strength or courage to.

Idioms:

get on (someone's) nerves

To irritate or exasperate.

strain every nerve

To make every effort.

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[Middle English, sinew, nerve, from Old French nerf, from Medieval Latin nervus, from Latin; see (s)neu- in Indo-European roots.]

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nerve

Noun

1. a cordlike bundle of fibres that conducts impulses between the brain and other parts of the body

2. bravery and determination

3. Informal impudence: you've got a nerve!

4. lose one's nerve to lose self-confidence and become afraid about what one is doing

5. strain every nerve to make every effort (to do something)

Verb

[nerving, nerved]

nerve oneself to prepare oneself (to do something difficult or unpleasant)

See also nerves [Latin nervus]

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nerve  (nûrv)

Any of the bundles of fibers made up of neurons that carry sensory and motor information throughout the body in the form of electrical impulses. Afferent nerves carry information to the central nervous system, and efferent nerves carry information from the central nervous system to the muscles, organs, and glands. Efferent nerves include the nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which control voluntary motor activity and of the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary motor activity.

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Nerve of neighbors—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nerve - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body nervus radicle - (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) nerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell synapse - the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters" efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve - a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve - a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system fasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle - a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem depressor nerve, depressor - any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves musculospiral nerve, nervus radialis, radial nerve - largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles splanchnic nerve - any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels nervus ischiadicus, sciatic nerve - arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves nervus saphenus, saphenous nerve - a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris, ulnar nerve - a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand nervus spinalis, spinal nerve - any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal)
	2.	nerve - the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" mettle, spunk, heart braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness - a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
	3.	nerve - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" boldness, brass, cheek, face aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision"
Verb	1.	nerve - get ready for something difficult or unpleasant steel brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

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nerve

noun 1. bravery, courage, spirit, bottle Brit. (slang) resolution, daring, determination, guts (informal) pluck, grit, fortitude, vigour, coolness, balls (taboo), (slang) mettle, firmness, spunk (informal) fearlessness, steadfastness, intrepidity, hardihood, gameness

noun 2. (Informal) impudence, face (informal) front, neck (informal) sauce (informal) cheek (informal) brass (informal) gall, audacity, boldness, temerity, chutzpah U.S., Canad. (informal) insolence, impertinence, effrontery, brass neck Brit. (informal) brazenness, sassiness U.S. (slang)

plural noun 3. (Informal) tension, stress, strain, anxiety, butterflies (in your stomach) (informal) nervousness, cold feet (informal) heebie-jeebies (slang) worry

nerve yourself brace yourself, prepare yourself, steel yourself, fortify yourself, gear yourself up, gee yourself up >> technical name neuron or neurone >> adjective neural

Translations

nerve [nəːv] n (ANAT) → nervio (= courage); valor m (= impudence); descaro, frescura;

a fit of nerves → un ataque de nervios;

to lose one's nerve (= self-confidence) → perder el valor

nerve [nəːv] n → nerf m (= bravery); sang-froid m, courage m (= cheek); aplomb m, toupet m;

nerves npl (= nervousness) → nervosité f;

he gets on my nerves → il m'énerve;

to have a fit of nerves → avoir le trac;

to lose one's nerve (= self-confidence) → perdre son sang-froid

nerve [nəːv] n (Anat) → Nerv m (= courage); Mut m (= impudence); Frechheit f;

nerves npl (= anxiety) → Nervosität f (= emotional strength); Nerven pl;

he gets on my nerves → er geht mir auf die Nerven;

to lose one's nerve → die Nerven verlieren

nerve [nəːv] n → nervo;

(fig) → coraggio (= impudence); faccia tosta;

he gets on my nerves → mi dà ai nervi, mi fa venire i nervi;

a fit of nerves → una crisi di nervi;

to lose one's nerve (= self-confidence) → perdere fiducia in se stesso;

I lost my nerve (= courage) → mi è mancato il coraggio

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nerve

n nerve [nəːv]

1 one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain. senuweeعَصَبнервnervnerveder Nervνεύροnervionärvعصبhermonerfעָצָבनसživacidegsaraftaugnervo神経신경nervasnervssarafzenuwnervenerwnervonervнервnervživecnervnervเส้นประสาทsinir神經нервرگdây thần kinh神经

2 courage He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.moedشَجاعَهнервиnervy, odvahamoddie Nerven (pl.)κουράγιοvalormeelekindlusقدرتrohkeuscourageאוֹמֶץसाहसenergija,snaga,živčana rastrojenostmagabiztosságkeberanianhugrekkicoraggio度胸용기drąsa, šaltakraujiškumassavaldība; aukstasinībaberanimoedmot, fasthetzimna krewcoragemcurajмужествоnervy; odvahakorajžahrabrostmod, nervstyrkaความกล้าcesaret膽量мужність; самовладанняہمتsự can đảm胆量

3 rudeness What a nerve!vermetelheidوَقاحَهнахалствоdrzost, troufalostfrækheddie Frecheitθράσοςdescarojultumusوحشیگریröyhkeystoupetחוּצפָּהodvažnost,usuditi segorombaság; pimaszságkelancanganósvífnisfacciataggineあつかましさ무례įžūlumasnekaunībamenjengkelkanbrutaliteitfrekkhettupetatrevimentotupeuнаглостьdrzosťpredrznostdrskostfräckhetความหยาบคายkabalık魯莽нахабствоجارحيتtáo tợn鲁莽

v

to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something) He nerved himself to climb the high tower.moed bymekaar skraapيَتَشَجَّع، يَتَأهَّبокуражавамdodat odvahymande sig op tilsich aufraffenβρίσκω το κουράγιο να κάνω κτ.hacer de tripas corazónergutamaنیرو بخشیدنkerätä rohkeuttas'armer de courageלִדחוֹף, לְעוֹדֵדशक्ति प्रदान करनाodlučnost,usuditi sebátorítmemberanikantelja kjark ífarsi coraggio/forza勇気づける...을 힘내게 하다, 분발하게 하다įsidrąsintiiedrošinātmemberanikanzich moed insprekensamle mot, manne seg oppodważyć sięfazer das tripas coraçãoa(-şi) face curajсобраться с духомdodať odvahyopogumiti seohrabriti sesamla modพลังงานcüret使...有勇氣набратися духуزور لگاناtruyền can đảm使...有勇气

n pl nerves

the condition of being too easily excited or upset She suffers from nerves.senuweebolأعْصابраздразнителностnervozitadårlige nerverdie Nervenkriseμε κλονισμένα νεύραnerviosnärvilisusطاقتheikkohermoisuusnervositéעֲצַבִּיםमानसिक रोगslabi živci,živčani napadajidegességkegelisahan, kegugupantaugaveiklunnervosismo神経過敏신경 과민nervinė įtampanervi; nervozitātegemuruhzenuwennerver, nervøsitetzbytnia nerwowośćnervosnerviнервы; нервозностьnervozitaživčnostživcisvaga nerverความเครียดâsap bozukluğu神經緊張нервиجذباتيtrạng thái thần kinh bị kích động神经紧张

adj ˈnervous

1 of the nerves the nervous system.senuweesعَصَبيнервенnervovýnerve-Nerven-...νευρικόςnerviosonärvi-عصبیhermostollinennerveuxעֲצַבִּיםघबराया हुआživčani sustavideg-berkenaan dengan saraftaugaóstyrkurnervoso神経の신경의nervų, nervinisnervu-sistem sarafzenuw{#169}nerve-nerwowynervosonervosнервныйnervovýživčennervninerv-เกี่ยวกับประสาทsinir sistemi神經的нервовийاعصابيvề dây thần kinh神经的

2 rather afraid She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady.angstigخائِف، قَلِقнеспокоенnervóznínervøsängstlichφοβισμένος, αμήχανος, που έχει τρακnerviosonärvilineنا ارامhermostunutinquietחוֹשֵש, לָחוּץमानसिकnervozan, preplašenidegesagak takut, was-wastaugaóstyrkur, kvíðinnimpaurito不安な겁 많은, 초조한nervingas, nuogąstaujantisnervozs; satrauktsgementarzenuwachtignervøsniespokojnynervosoemoţionat, fricosбоязливый; слабонервныйnervóznyživčennervozannervösกระวนกระวายbiraz korkmuş膽怯的неспокійний, тривожнийگھبرايا ہواsợ hãi胆怯的

adv ˈnervously

senuweeagtigبِعَصَبِيَّهнервноnervózněnervøstnervösμε εκνευρισμό, νευρικάnerviosamente, con inquietudnärviliseltبا عصبانیتhermostuneestinerveusementבְּעֲצבָּנוּתघबराते हुएnervozno,razdražljivoidegesendengan gelisahóörugglega, á taugaóstyrkan háttnervosamenteいらいらして신경질적으로nervingainervozi; satrauktidengan gementarzenuwachtignervøstnerwowonervosamentenervosнервно; боязливоnervózneživčnonervoznonervöstอย่างประหม่าasabi şekilde, sinirli sinirli神經地неспокійно, тривожноگھبراہٹ سےmột cách lo âu神经地

n ˈnervousness

angstigheidعَصَبِيَّهнервностnervozitanervøsitetdie Nervositätνευρικότηταnerviosismonärvilisusحالت عصبانیhermostuneisuusnervositéעֲצבָּנוּתघबराहटnervoza,razdražljivostidegességkegelisahantaugaveiklunnervosismo神経質초조함nervingumasnervozitāte; satraukumsperasaan takutzenuwachtigheidnervøsitetnerwowośćnervosismonervozitateнервность; боязливостьnervozitaživčnostnervozanervositetความประหม่าsinirlilik神經元過敏тривожністьگھبراہٹsự bồn chồn神经元过敏

adj ˈnervy

excitable The horse is rather nervy.senuweeagtigجَسور،عَصَبيнапрегнатvznětlivýopfarendenervösευέξαπτοςnerviosonärviline, peruنیرومندsäikkyénervéעֲצבָּנִיचिन्ता करने वालाnervozan,prenapetidegesmudah kaluttaugaspennturirrequieto気がたっている신경질적인; 건방진baikštus, nervingasnervozstegangnerveusoppfarende, nervøs; frekkniespokojnyexcitávelnervos, agitatнервный; возбуждённыйprchkýživčenživahannervös, hispig, nervigซึ่งไม่หวาดกลัวürkek, asabî, heyecanlı易激動的нервовий, збудженийجوشيلاdễ bị kích động易激动的

n ˈnerviness

senuweeagtigheidجَسارَه، عَصَبِيَّهнапрегнатостrozčilenostopfarenheddie Nervositätνευρικότηταnerviosismopingulolekبی اضطرابkireysénervementחוּצְפָּהnervozaidegességkekalutantaugaspennanervosismo神経過敏nuogąstavimasnervu nomierināšanaketegangannervositeitnervøsitet; frekkhetniespokojnośćexcitabilidadenervozitateнервностьpodráždenosťživčnostživahnostnervositet, nervighetไม่หวาดกลัวasabilik不安，有勇氣запокоєнняجوشviệc dễ bị kích động不安，有勇气

adj ˈnerve-racking

causing great anxiety or nervousness a nerve-racking experience.veeleisendمُؤَثِّر عَلى الأعْصاب، مُضايِقнервиращdrásající nervy, vysilujícínervepirrendenervenaufreibendπου τσακίζει τα νεύρα, εξουθενωτικόςdesesperante, agotadornärvesöövدشوارhermoille käyväangoissantמוֹרֵט עֲצַבִּיםमानसिक दबाव वालाkoji uzrokuje napetost živacaidegtépőmenegangkantaugatrekkjandisnervante, esasperanteいらいらさせる신경을 괴롭히는nervus gadinantissatraucošsmenegangkan urat sarafzenuwslopendsom går på nervene løsdenerwującydesesperanteenervantдействующий на нервы; изматывающийvyčerpávajúcipretresljivkoji kida živcenervpåfrestandeซึ่งลำบากหรือหวาดกลัวอย่างที่สุดâsap bozucu使人傷腦筋的дратуючий, нервуючийاعصاب شکنgây ra lo lắng使人伤脑筋的

nervous breakdown

a period of mental illness caused by a time of great strain. senuwee-ineenstortingإنْهِيار عَصَبيнервен сривnervové zhroucenínervesammenbrudder Nervenzusammenbruchνευρικός κλονισμόςcrisis nerviosanärvivapustusبحران روانیhermoromahdusdépression nerveuseהִתמוֹטטוּת עֲצַבִּיםमानसिक बीमारीslom živacaidegösszeroppanásstrestaugaáfallesaurimento nervoso神経衰弱신경 쇠약nervų sutrikimasnervu sabrukumspatah jiwazenuwinstortingnervesammenbruddzałamanie nerwoweesgotamento nervosocădere ner­voasăнервное расстройствоnervové zrútenieživčni zlomnervni slomnervöst sammanbrottช่วงเวลาที่มีความเจ็บป่วยทางจิตbunalım, sinir krizi精神崩潰нервовий розладاعصابي تعطلsự suy nhược thần kinh精神崩溃

nervous system

the brain, spinal cord and nerves of a person or animal. senuweestelselجِهاز عَصَبيнервна системаnervová soustavacentralnervesystemetdas Nervensystemνευρικό σύστημαsistema nerviosonärvisüsteemسلسله عصبhermostosystème nerveuxמַעֲרֶכֶת הַעֲצַבִּיםतंत्रिका तंत्रživčani sustavidegrendszersistem saraftaugakerfisistema nervoso神経系신경계nervų sistemanervu sistēmasistem sarafzenuwstelselnervesystemsystem nerwowysistema nervososistem nervosнервная системаnervový systémživčni sistemnervni sistemnervsystemระบบประสาทsinir sistemi神經系統нервова системаاعصابي نظامhệ thống thần kinh神经系统

get on someone's nerves

to irritate someone Her behaviour really gets on my nerves.op iemand se senuwees werkيُثير أعْصابдразняjít na nervygå én på nervernejemandem auf die Nerven gehenδίνω στα νεύρα, εκνευρίζωcrispar los nervios a alguiennärvidele käimaرو اعصاب رفتنkäydä hermoilletaper sur les nerfs deלַעֲלוֹת עַל הַעֲצַבִּיםनाम में दम कर देनाići na živceidegeire megy vkinekmengesalkanfara í taugarnar ádare sui nervi気にさわる남의 신경을 건드리다nervinti, erzinti kąkaitināt; krist uz nerviemmenjengkelkaniemand op de zenuwen werkengå en på nervenedziałać komuś na nerwydar cabo dos nervos dalguéma căl­ca pe nerviдействовать кому-л. на нервыísť na nervyiti komu na živcenerviratigå ngn på nervernaรบกวนsinirine dokunmak使某人心煩діяти на нервиپريشان کرناchọc tức ai使某人心烦